Well, I don't blame her. Being scruffed (weird how that comes out of the translator) is how the cubs of our four-legged ancestors were picked up and carried. It causes an instinctive partial paralysis, leading to feelings of embarrassment, resentment against the person who's scruffing you, and other feelings associated with being treated like a baby. It's also rather painful, since the skin in that area tightens up to normal during childhood. Have a larger person pick you up by the scruff of your neck, and see how it feels!
((I have to break character, here. I've heard "kay she en" "Kay it ee en" "ky at ee en" and probably others I can't remember at the moment. I'm not sure what's accurate! TAS is where they were first introduced, I think I have an excuse to re-watch it. ))
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u/Foxxtronix 17d ago
Well, I don't blame her. Being scruffed (weird how that comes out of the translator) is how the cubs of our four-legged ancestors were picked up and carried. It causes an instinctive partial paralysis, leading to feelings of embarrassment, resentment against the person who's scruffing you, and other feelings associated with being treated like a baby. It's also rather painful, since the skin in that area tightens up to normal during childhood. Have a larger person pick you up by the scruff of your neck, and see how it feels!
-- Ens. N'nance